Table 1 Heavy metal levels in all BioMadrid participants with blood samples and metal determinations available
Metal | Specimen | Participant | N | Geometric mean (95% CI) | p25** | p50 | p75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lead (ug/L) | Umbilical cord blood | Newborn | 114 | 14.09 (12.77-15.55) | 10.56 | 13.80 | 19.11 |
Peripheral blood | Women | 140 | 19.80 (18.16-21.62) | 14.08 | 18.98 | 27.21 | |
Peripheral blood | Men | 140 | 33.00 (30.48-35.64) | 23.81 | 33.24 | 43.21 | |
Mercury (ug/L) | Umbilical cord blood | Newborn | 108* | 6.72 (5.74-7.87) | 4.95 | 7.66 | 11.03 |
Peripheral blood | Women | 140 | 3.90 (3.38-4.50) | 2.39 | 4.61 | 6.83 | |
Peripheral blood | Men | 140 | 5.38 (4.69-6.17) | 3.46 | 5.99 | 9.13 | |
Cadmium (ug/L) | Umbilical cord blood | Newborn | 114 | 0.27 (0.23-0.31) | 0.13 | 0.27 | 0.55 |
Peripheral blood | Women | 140 | 0.53 (0.45-0.61) | 0.31 | 0.60 | 0.96 | |
Peripheral blood | Men | 140 | 0.49 (0.42-0.58) | 0.13 | 0.63 | 1.09 |